Inhaler.



Patented lune 27, |899. E. RUWLAND.

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(Application filed June 7, 1897.

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ELIZABETH ROVLAND, OF LONDON, NGLAD.

INHALER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 627,928, dated June27', 1899.

Application ned time 7,1897. Serin No. 639.774.. (No man.)

To all whom, it wuz/y concer/t;

Be it known that I, ELIZABETH RowLAND, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain and Ireland, residing at Old Cavendish street, Cavendish Square,London, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inand Connected with Medical Inhalers with or without a ThermometerAttached Thereto, as desired, of which the following is a specification.

My object in attaching .a thermometer to my inhaler is to assistpatients to keep their apartments at a reasonable or desiredternperature,which should not usually exceed 65 Fahrenheit. In this manypeople err greatly and badly-ventilated apartments and heavywearing-apparel result. I therefore provide means to enable people tojudge for themselves, and thus make the necessary arrange ments for,their own comfort.

To clearly explain my invention, reference is made to the accompanyingdrawings,which form part of this specication.

The inhalers are made of silver or some such suitable material and of acircular form somewhat in the shape of a watch. The thermometer islikewise in the form of a ring, which is sunk, into and secured in acorrespondingly-shaped hollow in the front of the inhaler by means of asmall spring a, as shown in Figure 1, and detached from the inhaler, asshown in Figs. 2 and 3, when it is required for use in taking thetemperature of a patient.

The inhaler is made about two-and onehalf inches in diameter and aboutone inch in depth. Fig. 4 shows a sectional elevation in the line A B ofFig. 2. Fig. 5 isa back view. The back is usuallyhard-soldered to thesides, in which one or two outlets are provided, as shown at A A. Theoutlets are internally screw-threaded to take a screw-stopper providedwith a rubber washer G to prevent any evaporation from the inhaler. Overthe lower ends of said outlets are pieces ol. wirehgauze C, solderedfrom side to side of the inhalerA immediately beneath the outlets toretain the absorbent material D-such as sponge, prepared wool, orasbestos-with which the inhaler is closely packed. A small circular caseE is sunk in the center of the front of the inhaler and solderedthereto.

, The dial rests on a beveled ledge sunk in the ,front of the inhaler,and when the whole is fastened in position the inhaler has theappearance of a watch. I saturate the said absorbent D,through one ofthe openings A,with the medicated fluid I use for the inhaler, and themedicated fumes lare given off in the form of a dry gas when the stopperis removed and the inhaler applied to the affected parts of the patient,thus securing the desired eiifect upon the organs, which could not be soreadily and safely done by the direct application of the Vmedicatedfluid.

Ether or chloroform may be safely and effectually administered in theabove manner, which is most beneiicial and economical, no waste beingpossible.

Fig. 6 is a cupof about one and one-fourth inches in diameter and iscapable of being screwed to one of the openings A in thevin haler andheld to a closed eye for the treat ment of inamed eyelids and weak eyes.A cup about two inches in diameter may be screwed to one of the openingsA and applied to any part of the patient where pain exists, this modebeing more convenient than the application of mustard and otherpoultices. In cases of sleeplessness, enlarged or inflamed nose,headache, catarrh, neuralgia, toothache, v

cold, influenza, or hay-fever the patient can readily remove the stopperand inhale through the nose.

Fig. 7 is Aa throat-tube capable of being screwed to one of the openingsA in the inhaler for use in the treatment of consumption, asthma,bronchitis, and lung and throat affections, the end of the tube beingpassed into the throat through the patients mouth.

Fig. S is a tube about four inches long and is capable of being screwedto one of the IOO openingsAin the inhaler and is designed for use intreatment of the ear.

Fig. 9 shows a short pipe of vulcanite A attached to a rubber pipe cabout twelve inches in length. The pipe A is screwed to the seoondopening in the inhaler. B is a mouth- The medical inhaler consisting ofa casing provided on one side with a recess and means for securing athermometer Within said recess, the casing being provided on its sideswith gauze-covered openings and means for attaching opposite saidopenings interchangeable tubes for the eye ear throat and mouth subzostantially as described and shown.

Dated this 22d day of May, 1897.

ELIZABETH ROWLAND. Vitnesses:

S. W. CORK, WILLIAM HOWDEN."

